Before and After
Every pair was shot from the same position at the same focal length, which is the only honest way to show this. A before photograph taken on a phone from a different angle is a comparison of two lenses rather than of two rooms, so we only pair the ones where somebody stood in the right place first.
Before
After
The pantry opening, reframed to its original width after forty years as a laundry closet. A 1920s kitchen and butler's pantry
A 1920s kitchen and butler's pantry, taken back to the studs.
Before
After
The same view from the front hall, before and after the two structural walls came out. A 1998 colonial, all the way through
A late-1990s colonial taken all the way through, with the plan reconsidered.
Before
After
Nineteen feet of load-bearing wall replaced with a flush-framed beam. The kitchen with the wall taken out
Nineteen feet of load-bearing wall replaced with a flush-framed beam.
Before
After
The main living space, before and after the ceiling was opened to the roof structure. A 1974 ranch brought forward
A 1970s ranch with the ceiling opened to the roof structure and the plan reworked.
Other rooms
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